Maclean - Yamba - Iluka · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Maclean - Yamba - Iluka

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 30% of people in Maclean - Yamba - Iluka live alone, which is well above the national figure. This creates a community of smaller households where fewer people share a home compared to most other areas. The typical home here has just 2.2 people.

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📍 Maclean - Yamba - Iluka, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Maclean - Yamba - Iluka sits — Average household size

2.2 → 0.0%
  • 1.0: 7 areas
  • 1.1: 0 areas
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 3 areas
  • 1.4: 6 areas
  • 1.5: 9 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 13 areas
  • 1.8: 28 areas
  • 1.9: 37 areas
  • 2.0: 54 areas
  • 2.1: 115 areas
  • 2.2: 188 areas
  • 2.3: 287 areas
  • 2.4: 258 areas
  • 2.5: 272 areas
  • 2.6: 246 areas
  • 2.7: 211 areas
  • 2.8: 190 areas
  • 2.9: 149 areas
  • 3.0: 119 areas
  • 3.1: 66 areas
  • 3.2: 44 areas
  • 3.3: 38 areas
  • 3.4: 30 areas
  • 3.5: 10 areas
  • 3.6: 8 areas
  • 3.7: 5 areas
  • 3.8: 4 areas
  • 3.9: 2 areas
  • 4.0: 3 areas
  • 4.1: 1 area
  • 4.2: 1 area
  • 4.3: 2 areas
  • 4.4: 0 areas
  • 4.5: 1 area
  • 4.6: 0 areas
  • 4.7: 0 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 0 areas
  • 5.0: 2 areas
  • 5.1: 1 area
  • 5.2: 0 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 0 areas
  • 5.5: 0 areas
  • 5.6: 0 areas
  • 5.7: 0 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 0 areas
  • 6.0: 2 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Maclean - Yamba - Iluka — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Maclean - Yamba - Iluka2.2
2463, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

People living alone make up 29.2% of households, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011. This explains why the typical home size is 2.2 people, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6.

2.2 → 0.0%

Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.2% ▲ +3.0%

Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 28.4%
  • 2016: 30.2%
  • 2021: 29.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Maclean - Yamba - Iluka, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (11%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children are the most common family type at 43.2%, followed closely by couples with children at 41.3%. One-parent families make up 14.3% of the mix, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the national average.

14.3% ▼ -7.0%

Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 15.3%
  • 2016: 15.5%
  • 2021: 14.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Maclean - Yamba - Iluka splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (43%) and Couples with children (41%), with One-parent families at 14%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Maclean - Yamba - Iluka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/104011082/maclean-yamba-iluka/topic/family-households